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Massachusetts has the largest technical offshore wind potential by wind speed, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Two BOEM commercial wind energy leases were auctioned in 2015, one to OffshoreMW, LLC and the other to RES America Developments, Inc. The latter has sold its development rights to DONG Energy.

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State Resources

Titlesort descending Source/Sponsor Date
SARAL-AltiKa Wind and Significant Wave Height for Offshore Wind Energy Applications in the New England Region Remote Sensing Jan 13 2021
Siemens Signs Contract for Cape Wind Turbines Siemens Dec 23 2013
Simulation of Sediment Transport and Deposition from Cable Burial Operations for the Alternative Site of the Cape Wind Energy Project Cape Wind Associates, LLC Aug 18 2006
Statoil Unsolicited Lease Requests for Offshore Massachusetts US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Apr 17 2017
Strategic Options for Investment in Transmission in Support of Offshore Wind Development in Massachusetts Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) Jan 1 2010
Study on Suitable Harbors for Offshore Wind Traffic Clarendon Hill Consulting Oct 1 2013
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Investigation- Cape Wind Energy Project, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts Cape Wind Associates, LLC Aug 24 2006
Summary of Plan Materials- Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)- Cape Wind Energy Project Cape Wind Associates, LLC Aug 3 2006
Summary of Scoping Comments- Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)- Cape Wind Energy Project US Minerals Management Service (MMS) Oct 18 2006
Supplemental Marine Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of Revised Layout Offshore Project Area- Cape Wind Cape Wind Associates, LLC Jan 26 2006
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Project Federal Register Jun 25 2021
Technical Assessment of Onshore and Offshore Wind Generation Potential in New England Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) May 1 2007
Technical Report- Appendix 3.11-C: Visual Impact Assessment of Multiple Historic Properties- Cape Wind Energy Project Cape Wind Associates, LLC Sep 25 2006
Technical Report- Appendix 5.10-F Visual Impact Assessment of Multiple Historic Properties- Cape Wind Energy Project Cape Wind Associates, LLC Jun 21 2004
Technical Requirements for Wind Generation Interconnection and Integration Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) Nov 3 2009
Termination of NHPA Section 106 Consultation for the Cape Wind Energy Project US Minerals Management Service (MMS) Mar 1 2010
Tern Observations Near Monomoy Island August 28-31, 2006 Cape Wind Associates, LLC Dec 8 2006
Testimony of Audra Parker US House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Apr 16 2013
The 80 Percent Challenge: A Survey of Climate Change Opinion and Action in Massachusetts Barr Foundation Apr 1 2011
The Massachusetts Ocean Management Task Force Technical Report Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA) Mar 19 2004
The Vineyard Wind Power Purchase Agreement: Insights for Estimating Costs of U.S. Offshore Wind Projects National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Feb 26 2019
Threading a Moving needle: The Spatial Dimensions Characterizing US Offshore Wind Policy Drivers Elsevier Aug 19 2021
Tilting At Windmills: The Emerging U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Industry Kleinman Center for Energy Policy: University of Pennsylvania Oct 2 2017
Tourist Viewshed Externalities and Wind Energy Production Agricultural and Resource Economics Review Jul 28 2017
Town of Barnstable v Cape Wind Opinion United States District Court District of Massachusetts May 2 2014
U.S. Job Creation in Offshore Wind Report NYSERDA, MassCEC, MADOER, RI Office of Energy Resources, Clean Energy States Alliance Nov 2 2017
U.S. Jones Act Compliant Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Study NYSERDA, MassCEC, MADOER, RI Office of Energy Resources, Clean Energy States Alliance Nov 2 2017
U.S. Offshore Wind Finance and Insurance Forum The Business Network for Offshore Wind Feb 27 2019
U.S. OFFSHORE WIND POWER: AN INDUSTRY IN MOTION Kleinman Center for Energy Policy: University of Pennsylvania Aug 1 2018
Unsolicited Lease Request Areas Within the Area of Mutual Interest (AMI) US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Dec 10 2010

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